Netminder Antti Raanta didn't look like a backup goaltender to Henrik Lundqvist in his first start of the season. In the third period of a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks, Raanta kept his shutout bid alive with this gorgeous toe save on Sharks forward Tomas Hertl, stretching out the left pad and barely getting a toe on the rising shot.
Backup Antti Raanta stretches out for spectacular toe save
This is starting goaltender material.


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this is what Hank approves of pic.twitter.com/gLAhZJnBf6
— Stephanie (@myregularface) October 20, 2015 Clearly, Lundqvist approves of Raanta’s wizardry.
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